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Asymmetric or composite polyquinoxaline base membranes, possible application to gaseous permeation and more particularly gaseous mixture fractionation, and mainly dehydration and deacidification of gases, especially gaseous hydrocarbons
Assignee: Total Compagnie Francaise des Petroles SA
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Filing: 1986-02-10
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Granted: 1988-03-22
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Expires: 2006-02-10
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to an asymmetric gaseous permeation membrane, also applicable to fractionation of a gaseous mixture and in particular dehydration and deacidification of gases, in particular gaseous hydrocarbons, and obtained from polymers of the polyquinoxaline family presenting the unit: <IMAGE> with: n >/= 10 and R=H or phenyl radical G=carbon-carbon bond, or -O-, -S-, -SO2-, -CO- <IMAGE> <IMAGE> <IMAGE> +TR <IMAGE> presenting a dense "skin" of low thickness of 0.05 to a few microns substantially without defects to permit gas molecules to pass through by a dissolution-diffusion mechanism.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard Dick
- 👤 Andre Le Jeune
- 👤 Francois Fournie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-03 12:21
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G73/00; C08G73/06; C08G73/0683; C08G73/0694; B; B01; B01D; B01D69/00; B01D69/12; B01D71/00; B01D71/06; B01D71/58; B01D71/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
An asymmetric gaseous permeation membrane, also applicable to fractionation of a gaseous mixture and in particular dehydration and deacidification of gases, in particular gaseous hydrocarbons, which is obtained from polymers of the polyquinoxaline family presenting the unit: ##STR15## and R=H or phenyl radical, G=carbon-carbon bond, or --O--, --S--, --SO 2 --, --CO-- ##STR16## presenting a dense "skin" of low thickness ranging from 0.05 to a few microns substantially without defects and any existing pores having a diameter less than 10 Å in order to permit gas molecules to pass through by a dissolution-diffusion mechanism, and having a permeability to methane as measured at 20° C. under 3 bars of 10 -6 to 10 -3 cm 3 /cm 2 .sec.cm Hg, together with a separation on factor H 2 O/CH 4 under the same conditions of at least 10.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
An asymmetric gaseous permeation membrane, also applicable to fractionation of a gaseous mixture and in particular dehydration and deacidification of gases, in particular gaseous hydrocarbons, which is obtained from polymers of the polyquinoxaline family presenting the unit: ##STR15## and R=H or phenyl radical, G=carbon-carbon bond, or --O--, --S--, --SO 2 --, --CO-- ##STR16## presenting a dense "skin" of low thickness ranging from 0.05 to a few microns substantially without defects and any existing pores having a diameter less than 10 Å in order to permit gas molecules to pass through by a dissolution-diffusion mechanism, and having a permeability to methane as measured at 20° C. under 3 bars of 10 -6 to 10 -3 cm 3 /cm 2 .sec.cm Hg, together with a separation on factor H 2 O/CH 4 under the same conditions of at least 10.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
An asymmetric gaseous permeation membrane according to claim 1, wherein said skin comprises a very thin layer of an elastomer, preferably curable in situ, selected from the silicone resins, the acrylic resins, the styrenic resins and the butadiene and isoprene elastomers resulting from contacting said "skin" of the membrane with a solvent solution of said elastomer, followed by evaporation of said solvent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
The membrane of claim 2 wherein said membrane is subjected to a thermal treatment for a period of several minutes to several hours, said thermal treatment being effected in an inert liquid at a temperature between 50° C. and the boiling point of said liquid, or in a gas at a temperature of from 50° C. to 150° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
An asymmetric gaseous permeation membrane according to claim 1, wherein the polymer is polyphenylquinoxaline made of the following unit: ##STR17##
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
As asymmetric membrane according to claim 1 made by subjecting said membrane to thermal treatment for a period of from several minutes to several hours, said thermal treatment being effected in an inert liquid at a temperature between 50° C. and the boiling point of said liquid or in a gas at a temperature of from 50° C. to 150° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
65 words
An asymmetric gaseous permeation composite membrane comprising a microporous membrane supporting a think "skin" of polyquinoxaline of a thickness lower than 2 microns having a membrane permeability as measured at 20° C. under 3 bars of 10 -6 to 10 -3 cm 3 /cm 2 .sec.cm Hg, together with a separation factor for H 2 O/CH 4 under the same conditions of at least 10.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
65 words
An asymmetric gaseous permeation composite membrane comprising a microporous membrane supporting a think "skin" of polyquinoxaline of a thickness lower than 2 microns having a membrane permeability as measured at 20° C. under 3 bars of 10 -6 to 10 -3 cm 3 /cm 2 .sec.cm Hg, together with a separation factor for H 2 O/CH 4 under the same conditions of at least 10.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
An asymmetric composite gaseous permeation membrane according to claim 6, wherein the polymer is the polyphenylquinoxaline having the following unit: ##STR18##
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
The membrane of claim 6 wherein said membrane is subjected to a thermal treatment for a period of several minutes to several hours, said thermal treatment being effected in an inert liquid at a temperature of between 50° C. and the boiling point of said liquid, or in a gas at a temperature of from 50° C. to 150° C.
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